Nend language
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| Nend | |
|---|---|
| Angaua | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 1991)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | anh |
| Glottolog | nend1239 |
| Coordinates: 5°01′17″S 144°50′29″E / 5.021378°S 144.841326°E | |
Nend (Nent), or Angaua, is a Papuan language spoken by the Angaua people of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Pasinkap village (5°01′17″S 144°50′29″E / 5.021378°S 144.841326°E) of Arabaka Rural LLG, Madang Province.[1][2]
Phonology[edit]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | tʃ dʒ | k kʷ |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd ⁿz | ⁿdʒ | ᵑk ᵑg ᵑgʷ |
| Fricative | v | s z | h | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nend at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ a b Harris, Kyle (1990). "Nend Grammar Essentials" (PDF). Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages. 37: 73–156.
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